Song Wanqiu’s eyes were slightly red. Yet, she smiled and patted Su Jiu’s head. “Okay, I’ll call you when I’m free, okay?”
“No!” The little girl was fuming. “You not only have to make phone calls but also video calls. I want to see if Auntie and Big Brother are doing well. When it’s the holidays, I’ll look for you guys.”
Song Wanqiu tried her best to maintain her smile with a gentle gaze. “Okay, we’ll wait for you.”
Su Jiu glanced at the little villain again and saw him nodding. She suddenly felt extremely sad and turned around to hug Su Shengjing’s arm while sobbing.
Su Shengjing quickly picked her up and pulled her into his arms. He softly comforted her, “Baby, don’t cry. They’re just going to live somewhere else. It’s not like they won’t come back.”
Su Jiu naturally knew that, but she still felt very sad.
Sheng Tianci, who had come with them, no longer had his usual frivolous expression on his face. He steadily looked at Song Wanqiu and said, “I will wait for you too.”
Song Wanqiu stared at him in shock.
Then, her throat rolled.
She could not speak, nor did she know what to say. Just then, an announcement resounded in the hall. It was the boarding call for the flight she and Rong Si were taking.
Song Wanqiu held Rong Si’s hand and endured the pain in her heart. “We should go now. We’ll meet again if there’s a chance.”
Su Shengjing nodded. “Okay, have a safe trip.”
Sheng Tianci looked away and pursed his lips.
He did not want to say goodbye to Song Wanqiu.
Su Jiu lifted her head from Su Shengjing’s embrace. Her eyes were red like a little rabbit’s, and her long eyelashes were wet. She looked pitiful.
She sounded like she was about to cry. “Auntie, Big Brother, you must call me often!”
“Okay, definitely,” Song Wanqiu promised before looking down at Rong Si. “Ah Si, say goodbye to Little Jiu and Uncle.”
“Goodbye,” Rong Si said. His gaze landed on Su Jiu’s face again.
When he saw her, his heart surged with intense reluctance, but he forced himself to look away. He turned with his mother and they walked toward the boarding gate.
As she watched the little villain disappear into the crowd, Su Jiu was certain that he had really left.
Little villain, you must remain well.
You must cherish your life and be a good person, understand? Even if you leave, I will still watch over you!
When Song Wanqiu held Rong Si’s hand and walked into the boarding gate, Sheng Tianci came back to his senses. He looked disappointed. “Shengjing, do you think I was imagining it all? Maybe she doesn’t like me at all?”
Otherwise, why would she leave just like that?
Su Shengjing glanced at him. “Ask her.”
“Of course, I want to ask!” Sheng Tianci was indignant. “I know she had deliberately been keeping a distance from me. She kept saying that she didn’t want to owe me a favor and wanted to leave the city. Part of the reason is that she’s worried about our relationship, right? Did she think that I would give up after she left? I won’t!”
He would find an opportunity to tell her his feelings.
Su Jiu sniffed again and suppressed her sadness to cheer him on. “Uncle, you can do it! If you work hard, you might get a wife!”
Sheng Tianci looked at her. He was feeling uncomfortable earlier, but now, he could not help but burst out laughing. “Little Jiu has already spoken. Uncle must work hard!”
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After the little villain left, Su Jiu felt as if something was missing from her heart. There was an emptiness somewhere.